Retiring HCCC president takes job at UAlbany

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Jan 5, 2014 at 5:30 PMJan 5, 2014 at 5:30 PM

By STEPHANIE SORRELL-WHITETelegram Staff Writer

HERKIMER — Herkimer County Community College President Ann Marie Murray will start a new job in February after her retirement later this month.Murray will be employed at the University of Albany’s Provost Office in academic program development.“It was kind of interesting,” said Murray during a telephone interview Friday afternoon. “They heard I had retired and they called me and asked if I was interested … I thought about it. I do have time now, and it isn’t as time consuming as this job and it keeps my hand in higher education.”Murray described the position as a “mid-management” job that will allow for more flexibility in her schedule than she has as president. Murray had said she wanted to retire after five and a half years to spend more time with her family.Murray noted her new job will allow her to work at a four-year university and graduate school, whereas she previously worked at community colleges. She said the University of Albany is where she completed her own graduate work, including her doctorate in curriculum and instruction.Murray said academic program development is her field of expertise.“I came [to HCCC] as a vice president for academic affairs [at Broome Community College],” she said, adding she has spent much of her career either teaching or developing initiatives.Murray announced her retirement on Nov. 21. The HCCC Board of Trustees appointed Nicholas Laino, HCCC chief administration and finance officer, to the position of officer-in-charge after an executive session on Dec. 18.The board will convene for an executive session at 5 p.m. Wednesday during a special meeting in the president’s conference room in the Classroom Administration Building. The purpose is to interview potential search firms to assist in the presidential search.The board intends to have a new president in place by August, in time for the start of the fall semester.